I'm on Fire (5000 Volts song)

"I'm on Fire"
Single by 5000 Volts (Airbus)
from the album 5000 Volts
B-side"Still on Fire"
Released1975
GenreDisco
Length2:47
LabelPhilips 6006 464
Songwriter(s)Tony Eyers
Producer(s)Tony Eyers
5000 Volts (Airbus) singles chronology
"I'm on Fire"
(1975) 		"Bye Love"
(1976)

"I'm on Fire" is a single by the band 5000 Volts. In Germany, the single was released under the group name Airbus (on Epic Records). It peaked at number 5 in Australia and was the 55th biggest selling single in Australia in 1976.[1][2] and charted in the United States, reaching number 26. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart,[3][4] and number one on the German Top 100 Singles chart. "I'm On Fire" was also on the Swedish chart and reached number 10 in South Africa and number 12 in Argentina.

The singer Tina Charles provided vocals for the single,[3] but she was not publicly acknowledged because of contractual problems.

It samples Black Is Black (1966) by the band Los Bravos.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1975-1976) Peak
Position
Argentina (CAPIF) [5] 12
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 5
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 9
Israel (IBA)[13] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[17] 10
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[18] 10
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] 13
Sweden[20] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 4
West Germany (GfK)[23] 1


Jim Gilstrap version

"I'm on Fire"
Single by Jim Gilstrap
B-side"I'm On Fire, Pt. II"
Released1975
GenreDisco
Length2:59
LabelRoxbury RB 2016
Songwriter(s)Tony Eyers
Producer(s)Wes Farrell
Jim Gilstrap singles chronology
"House Of Strangers"
(1975) 		"I'm on Fire"
(1975) 		"Move Me"
(1976)

A version by Jim Gilstrap also entered the charts. For the week ending November 15, 1975, Billboard recorded the single at its fourth week in the Soul charts. It had moved to number 37 from its previous position of 45.[24] In Holland it peaked at number 21, spending five weeks in the charts there.[25]

References

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 113. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. December 27, 1976. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.
  3. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 204. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "5000 Volts - I'm On Fire". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Cash Box - International Best Sellers" (PDF). Cashbox. 1976-04-03. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "5000 Volts – I'm on Fire" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  8. ^ "5000 Volts – I'm on Fire" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  9. ^ "5000 Volts – I'm on Fire" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4047." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  11. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "5000 Volts". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 7. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  12. ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  13. ^ 12 October 1975
  14. ^ "5000 Volts – I'm on Fire" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 49, 1976" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  16. ^ "5000 Volts – I'm on Fire". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  17. ^ "5000 Volts – I'm on Fire". VG-lista. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  18. ^ "SA Charts 1969 - 1989 - Acts 0-9". Springbok Radio. December 26, 1975. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  19. ^ Davidalic (29 February 1976). "Listas de superventas: 1976". AFE. Listas De Superventas. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  21. ^ "5000 Volts – I'm on Fire". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  22. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 204. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  23. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – 5000 Volts – I'm on Fire" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 24 October 2024. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON 5000 Volts"
  24. ^ "Billboard Hot Soul Singles", SPECIAL SURVEY, Billboard, November 15, 1975, p. 44.
  25. ^ "Jim Gilstrap - I'm On Fire", Nederlandse Top 40.